Discuss in Great detail the process of Reality Therapy

Running Head : PROCESS OF REALITY THERAPY

Process or Reality Therapy (Name of Author (Name of University

Reality therapy is an active , directive , and didactic model for change that stresses the person 's present behavior . A basic tenet of reality therapy is that individuals are responsible for their own behavior . It is a common sense approach an can be used by a wide variety of persons as well as highly trained professionals ADDIN EN .CITE VidebeckSheila L VidebeckPsychiatric Mental Health Nursing4th2007Vancouver CALippincott Williams Wilkins (Videbeck 2007

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focus of reality therapy is behavior , not attitude , insight feelings , one 's past , or unconscious motivation . This model refutes the medical model and encourages positive growth and success . It concentrates on what the clients can do practically to change behavior to fulfill their needs . The client is asked to identify wants and needs They are asked to evaluate their behavior , formulate a plan for change and follow though with their plan ADDIN EN .CITE ReadDonald A ReadHealth Education : A Cognitive Behavioral Approach1997S udbury , MAJones Bartlett Publishers (Read 1997

Reality therapy is grounded in the assumption that we all create our inner world . How the real world exists is not important , but rather what is important is the way we perceive it to exist . Behavior is an attempt to control our perceptions of external world to fit our internal and personal world ADDIN EN .CITE FatoutMarian FatoutModels for Change in Social Group Work1992New YorkAldine Transaction (Fatout 1992

The process of reality therapy is : 1 ) Make friends - establish a warm supportive relationship , and insist that clients take a look at the lives they are choosing to lead . 2 ) Focus upon daily activities and ask what they are doing now . 3 ) Ask the question : Is what you are doing helping you ? 4 ) Help the client make a plan to do better . Using reality therapy requires a lot of time used in planning and checking with the client on how the plans are being carried out . 5 ) Commitment to the plan . 6 ) No excuses . 7 ) No nourishment . These two go together , when there is commitment to plan , there is no excuse for not following through . 8 ) Never give up . To approach a person with the idea that , if things don 't work , we 're going to give up . Always have as your motto We have just begun to fight ' 9 ) Once the relationship has developed a level of trust and friendship , introduce the client to Jesus Christ and present the plan of salvation . Incorporating biblical principles is the area of problem solving ADDIN EN .CITE WatsonRev Dr Shirley McCoy WatsonShirley Mccoy WatsonReality Therapy--A Workable Approach for Adolescents2005New YorkiUniverse (Watson Watson , 2005

References

ADDIN EN .REFLIST Fatout , M (1992 . Models for Change in Social Group Work . New York : Aldine Transaction

Read , D . A (1997 . Health Education : A Cognitive Behavioral Approach Sudbury , MA : Jones Bartlett Publishers

Videbeck , S . L (2007 . Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4th ed Vancouver CA : Lippincott Williams Wilkins

Watson , R . D . S . M Watson , S . M (2005...